Minutes - Planning Commission - 09/05/2002

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area is approximately 19.46 acres in size. The maximum net density established in the R-2 District is 7 units per acre. The site plan is proposing the development of 112 townhouse units and a net density of 7 units per acre. The townhouse units will front onto private streets. The private streets will provide access to 138th Avenue, which provides access to Riverdale Drive. Riverdale Drive is proposing to connect to Highway #10 and to Garnet Street. A few of the private streets do not comply with City Code specifications and the site plan will need to be revised accordingly. The proposed development meets all setbacks, unit size, structure height, and off-street parking requirements established in the R-2 district. The site plan is deficient in the number of ornamental trees and shrubs required in the R-2 district. The site plan will also need to be revised to provide the required screening when a multiple family development abuts a single-family development. The subject property contains a berm along the southern boundary line, which abuts the existing single-family development. This berm was developed at the time the first and second additions of Rivenwick were platted and it has been established with trees and shrubs. The developer will need to complete a vegetation inventory of the berm in order for staff to determine if the berm meets City Code screening requirements. The development will be serviced~ by municipal water and sewer. The project is subject to the review and permitting process of the Lower Rum River Watershed Management Organization (WMO). City Staff recommends site plan approval contingent upon compliance with City Staff Review Letter dated August 30, 2002, the developer receiving preliminary plat approval, and the rezoning of the B-1 portion of the property to R-2 Residential. Motion by Chairperson Nixt, seconded by Commissioner Kociscak, to table action until the October Planning Commission meeting. Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Kociscak, Brauer, Johnson, and Reeve. Voting No: None. Absent: Commissioner Watson. Case #4: Request for Preliminary Plat Review of Villas of Meadow Point; Case of Allstate Development Principal Planner Trudgeon stated that the City received an application from Allstate Development LLC for preliminary plat approval of a townhome development. The property is generally located in the triangular area formed by the intersection of Nowthen Blvd, Sunfish Lake Blvd., and Alpine Dr. The Planning Commission reviewed the sketch plan for the property at the June 6, 2002 meeting. The sketch plan showed a total of 157 townhouse units (comprised of two-unit and sixteen-unit townhome buildings). The preliminary plat shows the first phase of the development and consists of 19 two-unit townhome buildings and 6 single-family lots for a total of 44 housing units. The property is currently zoned R-2, Medium Density Residential and R-1 Single Family. The townhomes are shown on the property zoned R-2 and the single-family lots are shown on the land zoned R-l, with the exception of the existing single-family house shown on the northwest portion of the development. The property is approximately 23.36 acres in size. The Planning Commission conducted the preliminary plat public hearing on August 29, 2002. The Commission closed the public hearing and tabled action on the request for preliminary plat approval until the regular meeting scheduled for September 5, 2002. The pldnhing Commission requested that they be provided with additional information on September Planning Commission/September 5, 2002 Page 12 of 16